Union Defence Force (UDF) “South Africa” Crowned Cap/Collar Badge Equipment and original chin cord

and original chin cord

This bayonet was widely issued to Warsaw Pact forces and allies during the Cold War

Classic Italian military edged weapon with strong First and Second World War service history

Machined from nickel-plated brass or aluminium alloy

Provinance can be supplied

Union Defence Force (UDF) “South Africa” Crowned Cap/Collar Badge Equipment and original chin cordWhite metal badge with a Kings Crown above a circular circlet inscribed U. D. F. SOUTH AFRICA, enclosing the South African coat of arms. The crowned pattern confirms pre Republic issue (i. e., before 1961). This is a Union Defence Force (UDF) insignia item, most commonly encountered as a cap badge or collar lapel badge.